Translations for „shear off“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . shear off VB trans

1. shear off (cut off):

to shear off wool

Wolle abscheren

2. shear off usu passive (tear off):

the wing of the plane had been sheared off

die Tragfläche des Flugzeugs wurde abgerissen

II . shear off VB intr

shear off

abbrechen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shear off wool

Wolle abscheren

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The early clutches could not handle the engine torque, and two small internal pins would shear off, leading to severe slippage (later resolved).

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Rather than crumbling and slowly wearing away, large flakes of granite tend to shear off and drop from the face in layers.

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During the landing the aircraft collided with a bridge, causing both wings to shear off; and caught fire.

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One other adaption are plastic bead chain connectors that are designed to shear off whenever undue weight is put on them.

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Without wing tip floats a small wave would likely shear off a wing during takeoff or landing.

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Specifically, experts say, tiny fragments of metal can shear off from these joints, causing chronic pain or infection and raising levels of metals in the bloodstream.

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The good thing is that the bolts didn't shear off, they didn't fail - they just worked their way out for some reason.

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They are intended to shear off the aircraft during takeoff and provide no inflight protection.

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One way to do this is to simply shear off the top of the cutting at a slight angle.

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This would detonate the explosive charge, which would shear off the 70 bolts and propel the hatch 25ft m away in 1 s.

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